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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Surgery for May 2018. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the FDA approvals and regulatory changes that are the most likely to affect clinical practice. FDA Approves First Artificial Iris THURSDAY, May 31, […]

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Radiology for May 2018. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the FDA approvals and regulatory changes that are the most likely to affect clinical practice. ASHP: SVP, Injectable Opioid Shortages Threaten Patient Care […]

Good safety profile for children with infantile hemangioma with no prespecified underlying disease

Treatment with 120- or 240-mg galcanezumab linked to reduction in migraine days versus placebo

98.4 percent of respondents report moderate, severe shortages of morphine, hydromorphone, fentanyl

52+ hours of exercise over 6 months tied to improved cognition for seniors with, without impairment

Patient-specific intervention tied to increase in goals-of-care discussions for patients with serious illness

Women with metabolically unhealthy normal-weight, overweight, obesity had considerably higher risk

Over 75 percent of women received at least adequate prenatal care; 15 percent had inadequate care

Mean HbA1c levels highest for emerging adults (age 18 to <25) and lowest for older adults (age ≥65)

Adherence to Mediterranean diet may attenuate association of NO2 with all-cause mortality

Greater decrease in total UI frequency with yoga intervention versus time-and-attention control group

Generally moderate- or low-quality evidence for preventive benefits, no effect, or increased risk

Age, weight, use of oral corticosteroids associated with risk of height loss over five years

Reduction in Medicare spending associated with CPC was not enough to cover care management fees

Final guidance designed to assist in development of drugs for prophylaxis of inhalational anthrax

CustomFlex Artificial Iris improves light sensitivity and glare, cosmetic appearance of the eye

Environmental exposures explain only a small fraction of the variation in infections

For BRCA germline mutation carriers, better survival seen with platinum-based chemotherapy

Recommendations focus on policies to improve health outcomes, including training for clinicians